French Patterson was an award winning Kentucky photographer. This collection features his covered bridge photography from the 1940s and 1950s. The photos were contributed by his granddaughter B. Teater. <BR><BR><b><font color=red><a href="http://www.kycoveredbridges.org">Return to KyCoveredBridges.org</a></font></B> http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/Sherburne061148/158533339_EeKSG-Ti.jpg http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/gallery/2872293_w5o5U/ 2007-06-06T08:55:05Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />Sherburne Bridge, Fleming/Bath Co., June 11, 1948</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/2872293_w5o5U#158533339_EeKSG" title="Sherburne Bridge, Fleming/Bath Co., June 11, 1948"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/Sherburne061148/158533339_EeKSG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Sherburne Bridge, Fleming/Bath Co., June 11, 1948" title="Sherburne Bridge, Fleming/Bath Co., June 11, 1948" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-11T22:09:47Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/Sherburne061148/158533339_EeKSG-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />Sherburne Bridge, Fleming/Bath Co., June 11, 1948</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/2872293_w5o5U#158533394_EKBXm" title="Sherburne Bridge, Fleming/Bath Co., June 11, 1948"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/Sherburne061148b/158533394_EKBXm-Th.jpg" width="98" height="150" alt="Sherburne Bridge, Fleming/Bath Co., June 11, 1948" title="Sherburne Bridge, Fleming/Bath Co., June 11, 1948" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-07T17:03:39Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/Sherburne061148b/158533394_EKBXm-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />Sherburne Bridge, Fleming/Bath Co., June 11, 1948</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/2872293_w5o5U#158533447_pb2Nz" title="Sherburne Bridge, Fleming/Bath Co., June 11, 1948"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/Sherburne061148c/158533447_pb2Nz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Sherburne Bridge, Fleming/Bath Co., June 11, 1948" title="Sherburne Bridge, Fleming/Bath Co., June 11, 1948" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-11T22:09:58Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/Sherburne061148c/158533447_pb2Nz-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />Claysville Bridge, Harrison/Robertson Co., August 20, 1951</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/2872293_w5o5U#157097602_99nCH" title="Claysville Bridge, Harrison/Robertson Co., August 20, 1951"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/Claysville082051/157097602_99nCH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="Claysville Bridge, Harrison/Robertson Co., August 20, 1951" title="Claysville Bridge, Harrison/Robertson Co., August 20, 1951" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-12T00:41:34Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/Claysville082051/157097602_99nCH-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />Claysville Bridge, Harrison/Robertson Co., May 13, 1948</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/2872293_w5o5U#158532857_X2nQD" title="Claysville Bridge, Harrison/Robertson Co., May 13, 1948"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/Claysville051348/158532857_X2nQD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="Claysville Bridge, Harrison/Robertson Co., May 13, 1948" title="Claysville Bridge, Harrison/Robertson Co., May 13, 1948" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-11T22:06:56Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/Claysville051348/158532857_X2nQD-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />Claysville Bridge, Harrison/Robertson Co., May 13, 1948</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/2872293_w5o5U#158532904_Px5Q8" title="Claysville Bridge, Harrison/Robertson Co., May 13, 1948"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/Claysville051348b/158532904_Px5Q8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Claysville Bridge, Harrison/Robertson Co., May 13, 1948" title="Claysville Bridge, Harrison/Robertson Co., May 13, 1948" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-11T22:09:01Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/Claysville051348b/158532904_Px5Q8-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />Colville Bridge, Bourbon Co., May 10, 1948</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/2872293_w5o5U#158532966_5Aak2" title="Colville Bridge, Bourbon Co., May 10, 1948"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/Colville051048/158532966_5Aak2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="Colville Bridge, Bourbon Co., May 10, 1948" title="Colville Bridge, Bourbon Co., May 10, 1948" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-26T06:57:37Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/Colville051048/158532966_5Aak2-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />Colville Bridge, Bourbon Co., May 10, 1948</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/2872293_w5o5U#158533007_GT8HU" title="Colville Bridge, Bourbon Co., May 10, 1948"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/Colville051048b/158533007_GT8HU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="Colville Bridge, Bourbon Co., May 10, 1948" title="Colville Bridge, Bourbon Co., May 10, 1948" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-26T07:04:41Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/Colville051048b/158533007_GT8HU-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />Colville Bridge, Bourbon Co., May 10, 1948</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/2872293_w5o5U#158533053_Fr5CM" title="Colville Bridge, Bourbon Co., May 10, 1948"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/Colville051048c/158533053_Fr5CM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="Colville Bridge, Bourbon Co., May 10, 1948" title="Colville Bridge, Bourbon Co., May 10, 1948" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-11T22:05:07Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/Colville051048c/158533053_Fr5CM-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />Jackstown Bridge, Bourbon/Nicholas Co., November 16, 1948</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/2872293_w5o5U#158533243_mh2Fw" title="Jackstown Bridge, Bourbon/Nicholas Co., November 16, 1948"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/Jackstown111648/158533243_mh2Fw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="Jackstown Bridge, Bourbon/Nicholas Co., November 16, 1948" title="Jackstown Bridge, Bourbon/Nicholas Co., November 16, 1948" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-11T22:09:52Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/Jackstown111648/158533243_mh2Fw-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />Pretty Run Bridge, Bourbon Co., 1948</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/2872293_w5o5U#158533300_tpK5G" title="Pretty Run Bridge, Bourbon Co., 1948"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/PrettyRun1948/158533300_tpK5G-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="Pretty Run Bridge, Bourbon Co., 1948" title="Pretty Run Bridge, Bourbon Co., 1948" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-11T22:08:29Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/PrettyRun1948/158533300_tpK5G-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />Thatcher's Mill Bridge, Bourbon Co., June 13, 1948</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/2872293_w5o5U#160250467_iwAMd" title="Thatcher's Mill Bridge, Bourbon Co., June 13, 1948"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/ThatchersMill/160250467_iwAMd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="102" alt="Thatcher's Mill Bridge, Bourbon Co., June 13, 1948" title="Thatcher's Mill Bridge, Bourbon Co., June 13, 1948" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-26T04:55:14Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/ThatchersMill/160250467_iwAMd-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />Strodes Creek Bridge, Bourbon Co., 1948</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/2872293_w5o5U#158533513_VL5kp" title="Strodes Creek Bridge, Bourbon Co., 1948"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/StrodesCreek1948/158533513_VL5kp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="Strodes Creek Bridge, Bourbon Co., 1948" title="Strodes Creek Bridge, Bourbon Co., 1948" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-11T22:06:37Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/StrodesCreek1948/158533513_VL5kp-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />Goddard Bridge, Fleming Co., June 19, 1949</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/2872293_w5o5U#158533174_PWwko" title="Goddard Bridge, Fleming Co., June 19, 1949"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/Goddard011949/158533174_PWwko-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="Goddard Bridge, Fleming Co., June 19, 1949" title="Goddard Bridge, Fleming Co., June 19, 1949" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-11T22:05:41Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/Goddard011949/158533174_PWwko-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />Concrete bridge that replaced the covered bridge in Cynthiana. Note the Crown Jewel Flour Mill is still standing in the distance. Augsut 20, 1951</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/2872293_w5o5U#157097615_Hp74X" title="Concrete bridge that replaced the covered bridge in Cynthiana. Note the Crown Jewel Flour Mill is still standing in the distance. Augsut 20, 1951"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/CynNew082051/157097615_Hp74X-Th.jpg" width="150" height="96" alt="Concrete bridge that replaced the covered bridge in Cynthiana. Note the Crown Jewel Flour Mill is still standing in the distance. Augsut 20, 1951" title="Concrete bridge that replaced the covered bridge in Cynthiana. Note the Crown Jewel Flour Mill is still standing in the distance. Augsut 20, 1951" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-12T00:42:47Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/CynNew082051/157097615_Hp74X-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />Cynthiana Bridge, Harrison Co.</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/2872293_w5o5U#158533093_MSvBp" title="Cynthiana Bridge, Harrison Co."><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/Cynthiana/158533093_MSvBp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="Cynthiana Bridge, Harrison Co." title="Cynthiana Bridge, Harrison Co." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-11T22:04:22Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/Cynthiana/158533093_MSvBp-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />Cynthiana Bridge demoltion, Harrison Co., June 1947</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/2872293_w5o5U#158533137_aerqx" title="Cynthiana Bridge demoltion, Harrison Co., June 1947"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/CynthianaDemo0647/158533137_aerqx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="Cynthiana Bridge demoltion, Harrison Co., June 1947" title="Cynthiana Bridge demoltion, Harrison Co., June 1947" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-11T22:07:35Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/French-Patterson-Collection/CynthianaDemo0647/158533137_aerqx-Th.jpg